Jiri Kalacek

Freelance graphic designer, illustrator and pre-press specialist

Brno, Czech Republic

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I am trying always let at least a small piece of me in every contract I am participating in. Whether it is an idea, craftsmanship or "just" joyful moments of cooperation.
Education
- No degree Photo Retouching
  
  Light Garden Academy - Stanislav Severa
  
  2016 - Currently Enrolled
  
  I am studying all aspects off photoretouching from storyboarding, compositions, color adjustments, final proccessing...
- Mgr. optical spectral analytical methods
  
  UJEP Brno, Faculty of Science, analytical chemistry
  
  1984 - 1990
- Mgr. Analytical Chemistry
  
  MasarykUniversity
  
  1984 - 1989
  
  I changed my profession three years after graduation. And I am working in the field of graphic design since that.
Experience
- Graphic designer
  
  Freelancer
  
  Dec 2011 - Present (9 years 6 months)
  
  Graphic designer, illustrator and pre-press specialist. All kinds of printed products - leaflets, posters, covers, boxes, labels.
- Graphic designer, illustrator, pre-press spec.
  
  Freelancer
  
  Dec 2011 - Present (9 years 6 months)
  
  Illustrations, layouts of books, posters, leaflets, signs, e.t.c. I can handle the job from concept, through processing and proofreading to final result. I cooperate with print-shops, production and transport companies to deliver product at destination demanded by customer.
- graphic designer
  
  Dekameron
  
  2002 - 2011 (9 years)
  
  Mainly VHS a DVD covers and POS items (posters, katalogs, leaflets) for movie distributors in the Czech republic (for instance Hollywood Classic Entertainment, Bonton, SPI, etc.)
- graphic designer
  
  Studio Ulma
  
  1996 - 2000 (4 years)
  
  Graphic and signmaking part for the exibition stands for Studio Ulma customers. New visual sign based on flying book for Jiri Mahen Library at Brno on the occasion its reconstruction at 2001 (team work).
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Book layout and typesetting

Book layout and typesetting from Jiri Kalacek

Book layout and typesetting

Long term cooperation with ComputerPress Agency (Albatros Media now), mainly in the field of language textbooks typesetting.

Layout, Typesetting, Foto adjusting

Page from book: We explore crystals and plastics by R. Chajda. (Lyaout, illustration, typesetting)

Adjacent sides from book "Do not be affraid of mathematics" by R. Chajda. (Lyaout, illustration, typesetting)

Typesetting of language textbooks - Czech-Italian, Czech-Spain, Czech-Russian, Czech-Chinesse, ...

Proposal of cover for Bienial report of IVB

Proposal of cover for Bienial report of IVB

Birds and law (Cover) - lyaout, illustrations, typesetting

Birds and law (Adjacent inner pages) - lyaout, illustrations, typesetting

Landscape’s story (Layout of book cover for Lipka (Educational institution for environmental training in Brno)

Work sheets for ecological education (Lipka) - layout

Proceedings of the conference lectures of the Czexh ornitological society (layout, illustrations, typesetting

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Book layout and typesetting

Long term cooperation with ComputerPress Agency (Albatros Media now), mainly in the field of language textbooks typesetting.

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Freelance graphic designer, illustrator and pre-press specialist Brno, Czech Republic